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2012 Renewable Energy Target Review

This material relates to the 2012 Renewable Energy Target Review. The Authority released its second review of the Renewable Energy Target on 22 December 2014. Material relating to 2014 is available on the 2014 RET Review page.

Renewable Energy Target Review Final report

The Climate Change Authority's final report of the Renewable Energy Target review was released on 19 December 2012.

The discussion paper was updated on 31 October 2012 to correct an error identified by SKM MMA in its modelling calculations. A corrigenda has been issued which outlines the corrections made to the discussion paper.

Issues paper

The Renewable Energy Target review issues paper was released on 20 August 2012.

Submissions closed on 14 September 2012 and around 8700 submissions were received. This includes around 8500 campaign submissions and around 170 non-campaign submissions. Many of the submissions are available to view on our web site. View the submissions.

What is the Renewable Energy Target?

The Renewable Energy Target creates financial incentives to promote the deployment of renewable energy. It operates in two parts, as the Large Renewable Energy Target (LRET) and the Small-Scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES).